61 manpower firms caught for violations

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

LEGAL action has been taken against 61 firms as part of a nationwide crackdown on rogue manpower agencies hiring domestic staff, including undocumented workers, on an hourly basis for cleaning services. Continue reading →

Unlicensed manpower firm faces action

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Action is being taken against a manpower agency that supplied domestic workers without a licence. Continue reading →

29 Unlicensed firms facing legal action

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Twenty-nine unlicensed firms supplying domestic workers on an hourly basis will face legal action. Continue reading →

LMRA’s key role hailed

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) is one of the components of economic reform within His Majesty King Hamad’s comprehensive development project. Continue reading →

Growing response to new hiring push

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

BAHRAIN is open for business, allowing employers to hire new foreign workers, said a top official yesterday. Continue reading →

LMRA begins issuing new work permits

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

NEW work permits will be issued again from today, but housemaids will not be included.
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) had announced last week it would start accepting requests for new work permits which have been suspended since March. Continue reading →

Illegal employment

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Twenty-seven suspects have been referred to the Lower Criminal Court for allegedly supplying and employing workers without a licence and maintaining work permits without requiring them in violation of the law. Continue reading →

Anti-trafficking success praised

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Labour Market Regulatory Authority

BAHRAIN has maintained its top ranking, for the third consecutive year, in combating human trafficking, according to an international report. Continue reading →